MADURAI.JULY.13.
The state Health Minister KKSSR Ramachandran, Speaking at the
foundation stone-laying ceremony of Rs 1.5-crore buildings and
inauguration of Laboratories at the Government Homeopathy Medical
College, Tirumangalam assured that Steps would be taken to appoint
homeopathy doctors in Government Hospitals, A proposal to appoint
homoeopathy doctors in Government Hospitals would be considered
while the examination to appoint medical practitioners is being
conducted"

"People are slowly learning about the positive aspects of
homeopathy, he said and added that awareness should be created
among the people about homeopathy medicine. More doctors should
involve themselves in research in homeopathy to create awareness
about this branch" he added. He also emphasized publication
of documentary evidence on various illness.

The state Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister A Tamilarasi lighted the
"Kuthuvilhaku". Dr.R.Vijayakumar, the special commissioner
to Indians systems of Homoeopathy, T.Udayachandran, the District
Collector and P.Moorthy MLA, also participated in this function.

The
function ended with vote of thanks by Prof.Dr.V.C.Vydhilingam, the principal
of the college.

M.D(hom
) at GHMC

The
Minster assured that government would take steps to start postgraduate
course at Government Homoeopathy Medical College, Tirumangalam this
academic year. The staffs and students thanked him

A
Seminar at Erode

ERODE.JULY
.2: The Hahnemann Educational and Medicinal trust hosted
a seminar at Hotel Regency. Dr.Ramasamy, Medical officer inaugurated
the seminar. Dr.S.Santhana Pandian, former principal, Government
Homoeopathy Medical College spoke on "Heart Disease"
and Dr.R.Gnanasambandam presented a audio visual presentation
on "Miasms and its clinical utility" in the forenoon
session.

PITHAPURAM.
JULY.13. Free Homoeopathic
Medical Camp was organized by Umar Alisha Rural Development
Trust for the Chikhun Gunya. A team of doctors Dr. Ananda Kumar
Pingali, Dr R. Ammaji, D.H.M.S, P Dr L. Srinivasa Rao, B.H.M.S,
and Dr. B. Jaganmohan Rao, treated 2348 Chikungunya and other
pyrexia of unknown origin cases. The team offered medicines
as prophylatic to ChikunGunya for 12995 persons. 15343 people
have benefited from this camp.The remedies indicated for treatment
and prophylaxis are Eupatorium Perf, Rhus Tox, Bryonia, Ars
Alb, and Gelsemium. The team confessed that homoeopathic medicines
had proved their efficacy in treating theses epidemic out burst
and very successful in prevention.

-Dr Ananda Kumar Pingali.

IHMA
News Bulletin Released

Ernakulam.July.16:
IHMA National Secretary General Dr.S.Sreejeev released
the IHMA news Bulletein at K.K.International. The first copy was
received by Dr.Premachandran President Kerala State Chapter. The
General Secretary Dr.Narayana Pai, Dr.SureshBabu Vice President,
Chief Editor IHMA NEWS Dr.Shajikutty, Treasurer Dr.Habeeb, secretary
Dr.Reji Kumar & Dr.Chandran are also participated the occasion.

Hailing
success in preventive prescription in Chikungunya

CHENNAI. JULY.21.The out burst
of Chikungunya fever in southern states had gripped the lives with
tension in the southern states of India. The residents of Andra
pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are panicked on the epidemic out
burst caused buy the Alpha Virus, contributed by the Vector the
Aedes aegypti.

Homoeopathy
has found to be effective in the treatment and preventive against
Chikungunya cases. Many leading Homoeopaths had shared their succesful
treatment with the remedies" Eupatorioum Perfoliatum"
and "Rhus Tox". Eupatorium perfolitum is widely indicated
for the bone pains and Rhus tox suits the patients with Poly Arthritis
and Maculo papulo rashes . Some physicians had expressed that Gelesmium
and Pyrogen for severe intensity .

Andra Pradesh

Health
Minister K. Rosaiah and Principal Secretary, Medical and Health,
I.V. Subba Rao said at a press conference here on Saturday that
52,000 fever cases were reported at Government hospitals in the
State since January this year. He said chikungunya did not have
a treatment procedure different from that for normal fevers. The
only method of treatment available was administration of paracetamol
and antibiotics. An alternative drug available in homoeopathy was
“Eupatorium"drug of which 1.5 lakh doses had been distributed
by CPI activists.

Mass
distribution of homoeopathy medicines such as Belladonna and Eupatorium-200
is a major component of the action plan. The Government found that incidence
of malaria had come down by one-third in the State due to a variety of
measures implemented in the past few years, including distribution of
Eupatorium-200. Similar effect was noticed with respect to Japanese Encephalitis
for which Belladonna was used.

In a press conference after Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy reviewed
the situation, Principal Secretary, Health, I.V. Subba Rao said Eupatorium-200
was being distributed at 2,000 centres to cover 20 lakh people with the
help of 500 organisations, NGOs, banks, schools, temple trusts and political
parties such as Telugu Desam and CPI. Steps were taken to keep pigs away
from habitations.

Karnataka

Many
non-governmental organizations distributed Homoeopathic Medicines to the
Chickunkunya Cases successfully. Dr.Veeramhasary, president, The Karnataka
Board of Homoeopathic System of Medicine called over a meeting among eminent
physicians and the team announced "Rhus Tox 200 and Pyrogen 200"
are the "Genus Epidemicus " for Chikunganya cases. Many leading
physicians had reported that Homoeopathic Medicines had been very successful
in Chickungunya cases.

Tamil Nadu

The
worst hit area is Dharmapuri and Salem, The popularity in prevention and
treatment with Homoeopathic medicines has reached the public to buy the
specific medicines" Eupatoriom " and Rhust Tox in many Medical
shops. Dr.Sekhar, Medical officer, Government Dispensary said “We
had distributed Medicines for more than 4,000 persons as preventive prescription.
We also conducted a free medical Camp in association with voluntary health
organizations. Many had responded quickly”.

Dr.Sasikumar, Dr. Muthuramalingam, Dr.Asokan also reported to homoeo times.
Every time the epidemic outburst from ancient time Homoeopathy had proved
its efficacy, Now we are seeing the wonderful curative power.

IHMA
website launched

ERNAKULAM
JULY 16. The National Secretary General Dr.S.Sreejeev
inaugurated The Indian Homoeopathic Association website"
www.ihma.in " The officials Dr.A.Kannan Dr.Suresh Babu, Dr.Premachndran,
Dr.Narayana Pai, Dr.RejiKumar, Dr.Habeeb are also seen in the
photograph.

A
Seminar on Epidemics at New Zealand

Christchurch.July-21.
: New Zealand Council of Homeopaths (NZCH) has organized a seminar on
"Epidemics of the new millennium:" at Rydges Hotel.The council
has published the list of speakers Dr Joseph Rozencwajg,Elisabeth fink,Deirdre
holmes,Natarajan Viswanathan,Linda Hanson,Dr Geoffrey rice, Mary glaisyer,Leila
joffe,Dr. Sharad Shangloo.Dr Gurjoat Vraich,Nicki walker and Therese boyle.
India represents two three speakers Dr.Natarajan Viswanathan,,Dr. Sharad
Shangloo and Gurjoat vraich, More informations can be had from Website:www.homeopathy.co.nz

Homoeopathic
Day

The Homoeopathic Medical Association of India,Karnataka State
Branch organised a rally from Vidhana Soudha and proceeded through
the major roads of Bangalore and ended at Karanataka Homoeopathic
Board, Bangalore.